Tag: collection
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How sportscaster Ernie Johnson and his wife found healing by “unlocking” their late son’s key collection
Near Atlanta — Cheryl Johnson and her TNT sportscaster husband, Ernie, say they’ve had a blessed life, due in no small part to a decision they made back in 1991. That’s when the Johnsons adopted Michael, a little boy from a Romanian orphanage, and brought him home to Atlanta. Michael was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular…
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Parents pass on late son’s car key collection to 6-year-old boy
Parents pass on late son’s car key collection to 6-year-old boy – CBS News Watch CBS News After their son Michael died at the age of 33, Ernie and Cheryl Johnson planned to hold onto his extensive collection of car keys and fobs. That all changed when another mom posted on Facebook looking for car…
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How pine cone collection is helping regenerate Oregon forests destroyed by wildfires
Medford, Oregon — In the heart of Southern Oregon’s Fremont-Winema National Forest, crews are going to new heights to harvest a precious commodity. “We’re looking for the ripe cones on the top of the tree,” said Brian Kittler, chief program officer for the Resilient Forests program at the nonprofit conservation group American Forests. Using lift…
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Jay Leno cruises through time with a look inside one of the world’s greatest car collection museums
The Petersen Automotive Museum, home to one of the world’s great car collections, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The collection of more than 400 classics at the Los Angeles museum includes Hollywood legend Steve McQueen’s 1956 Jaguar, now worth more than $30 million. “This is probably one of the most popular cars in our collection,”…
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World’s largest autograph collection up for auction
World’s largest autograph collection up for auction – CBS News Watch CBS News Globetrotter Joseph Mikulec spent his life walking the earth, collecting the signature of just about everyone he met — from everyday civilians to world leaders. Now, what can be described as the most impressive autograph collection of all time is up for…